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DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY is a 1969 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2025, along with 41 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2004.
Records from 2004 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 5 March 2025.
- Built
- 1969
- Last inspected
- 5 March 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 41 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2004
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Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
5 March 2025
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
41 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2016–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
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Identity
521637
WY7351
46324
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-46324
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.3 ft × 18.3 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 38 / net 27
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTHERMODYNE CORPORATION · MARYSVILLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSAN DIEGO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 July 2026 · expires 31 July 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it38 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
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22 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 41 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 22
5 March 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8093613
2 October 2024
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7892406
19 September 2024
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7892399
29 January 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7857619
25 September 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7787159
14 December 2022
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7613908
6 October 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7571546
30 August 2022
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7547132
22 September 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7301161
2 September 2020
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7048691
6 July 2020
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6983789
8 March 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC ASPEN (WLB 208) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6922649
3 July 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC ORCAS (WPB 1327) · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6735231
9 May 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Coos Bay · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6681101
4 April 2019
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6629040
3 December 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6576575
1 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6572560
6 June 2018
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6423496
28 September 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6277077
1 June 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6162824
22 March 2017
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6108081
25 March 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5840660
Deficiency record · 41
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 October 2024
Resolved
Machinery and equipment installed on each vessel must be suitable for the vessel and its operation and for the purpose intended. MI identified minor leaking fuel line at bulk head penetration connection located in the aft bulkhead of fuel tank space. MI identified minor leaking aft fuel tank isolation valve.
46 CFR 182.100
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 2 October 2024
Resolved
All cable and wire must be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 610 millimeters (24 inches) apart, and in such a manner as to avoid chafing and other damage. MI identified electric cable runs located in the following spaces requiring metal supports: port/stbd generator space and port/stbd fuel tank space.
46 CFR 183.340(b)(4)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 2 October 2024
Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to provide services necessary for safety under normal and emergency conditions. MI identified loose generator control box in generator room.
46 CFR 183.200(a)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 2 October 2024
Resolved
Each vessel must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician once every five years. If the ship passes the inspection, the technician will issue a Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate. Vessel does not have certificate available for inspection.
47 CFR 80.903
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 19 September 2024
Resolved
Replace the wet and degraded insulation hanging from the overhead bulkhead in the compartment below the accommodation space.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 19 September 2024
Resolved
Treat the wood brackets/supports with dry rot for the port holding tank in the compartment below the accomdation space.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 19 September 2024
Resolved
Replace wire nuts for the light fixture in the accommodation space.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that: The EPIRB's battery is replaced after it is used, or before the date required by FCC regulations in 47 CFR part 80, whichever comes sooner. EPIRP battery found to be expired. Vessel's route is restricted to within 3 nm.
46 CFR 185.728(b)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
Every vessel subject to Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must have a detailed inspection of the radio installation by an FCC-licensed technician in accordance with § 80.59 once every five years. FCC Radiotelephony Certficate is expired.
47 CFR 80.903
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 02 life jackets failed inspection and require replacement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
the painter for life boats must be stowed in such a way that it runs out freely when the life float or buoyant apparatus floats away from a sinking vessel. The painter attached to the inflatable liferaft was not attached to the cradle or deck.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. First aid kit expired March 2022.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in the SMI. The vessel did not possess alcohol testing kits.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guard and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Dead end wires are present throughout the vessel.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
Vapors barriers must be provided where insulation of any type is used in spaces where flammable and combustible liquids or vapors are present, such as machinery spaces and paint lockers. Starboard side, aft engine room as wiring/cabling penetrating the bulkhead to the aft void with no vapor barrier present.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 6 October 2022
Resolved
At each inspection for certification and at every other vessel inspection all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guard and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Vessel did not have adequate means of blocking ventilation into the engine room in the event of an engine room fire.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 30 August 2022
Resolved
Heat shield missing under glass fuel bowl for the generator.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel has not received had a hull exam since 28SEP2017. Vessel must receive credit drydock before being issued a COI.
46 CFR 176.600(c)(1), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
An inflatable buoyant apparatus must be serviced at a facility no later than the month and year on its servicing sticker. The IBA was 3 months overdue for maintenance. Please provide proof of IBA being serviced by an approved facility.
46 CFR 185.730(a)(1), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Each disposable hydrostatic release unit must be marked with an expiration date of two years after the date on which the unit is installed. Hydrostatic release unit on IBA was expired. Provide a new hydrostatic release unit for the IBA.
46 CFR 185.740(b), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Each disposable hydrostatic release unit must be marked with an expiration date of two years after the date on which the unit is installed. EPIRB’s hydrostatic release unit was expired. Provide a new EPIRB hydrostatic release unit.
46 CFR 185.740(b), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
To enhance protection of life and property it is mandatory that each 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB be registered with NOAA before installation and that information be kept up-to-date. Vessel could not produce EPIRB NOAA registration. Provide proof that EPIRB is registered with NOAA.
47 CFR 80.1061(f), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Provision must be made for closing all supply duct cowls or scoops and exhaust duct discharge openings for a space protected by a fixed gas extinguishing system. All closure devices must be readily available and mounted in the vicinity of the vent. Ventilation for the engine room had no means of closure. Provide ventilation closures for all supply/exhaust ducts for the engine room, ensuring they are readily available and mounted in the vicinity of each opening.
46 CFR 182.465(h), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by §181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (21/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket. Vessel did not have fire buckets onboard. Provide 3 fire buckets IAW regulations.
46 CFR 181.610, 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
The emergency lighting required by paragraph (a) of this section must automatically actuate upon failure of the main lighting system. Current emergency lighting in crew accommodation below deck must be individually turned on by hand. Provide adequate emergency lighting that are automatically actuated upon loss of normal power.
46 CFR 183.432(b), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock. STBD E/R batteries displayed significant wastage on the terminals. Replace STBD E/R batteries.
46 CFR 183.200(b), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire equipped with a radiotelephone station in accordance with Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must carry a radio operator who meets the following requirements: Where the station power does not exceed 250 watts carrier power or 1500 watts peak envelope power, the radio operator must hold a marine radio operator permit or higher class license. Master did not have onboard a marine radio operator permit. Provide proof of master’s marine radio operator permit.
47 CFR 80.159(e)(1), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. There were multiple types of life jackets on the vessel, but only one donning placard. Provide and mount a donning placard in a conspicuous location for each type of life jacket carried onboard.
46 CFR 185.516(a), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. Vessel did not have an emergency instruction placard at the operating station. Provide an emergency instruction placard mounted at the operating station.
46 CFR 185.510(a), 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Anchoring devices
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
A vessel must be fitted with ground tackle and mooring lines necessary for the vessel to be safely anchored or moored. The anchor control valve mount was ziptied to the vessel. Provide permanent connection of the anchor control valve to the deck.
46 CFR 184.300, 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
The owner, or managing operator shall instruct each crew member, upon first being employed and prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular vessel and at least once every three months, as to the duties that the crew member is expected to perform in an emergency including, but not limited to, the emergency instructions listed on the emergency instruction placard required by §185.510 of this part and, when applicable, the duties listed in the station bill required by §185.514 of this part. Vessel did not have a logbook available for documenting drills or training of crew, and the operator was unaware of this requirement. Provide a means of logging training and drills required by the emergency instruction placard.
46 CFR 185.420 / 185.520 / 185.525, 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion, machinery failure, and personnel injury. STBD engine raw water intake piping showed significant corrosion in the section of piping between the overboard valve and the strainer, resulting in a small but consistent flow of saltwater into the bilge. Repair or replace stbd engine raw water piping.
46 CFR 182.100, 16c
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 6 July 2020
Resolved
Vessel is required to complete a full DAPI Audit prior to receiving a COI.
16 CFR 16.113 / 49 CFR 40, 705c - Prior to being issued a COI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Fuel shutoff valves for aft tank found to be inoperable. Shutoff valve at the tank must be operable outside the compartment in which the valve is located. Prove proper operation IAW cite.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Visual bilge alarm for spaces found to be inoperable. A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Vessel found to have no means for alcohol testing on board. Marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible. Provide a means to test for alcohol IAW cite.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Provide adequate means to serve recover a helpless person from the water (man overboard).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Found 05 adult life jackets and 01 child life jackets to be unserviceable. Owner destroyed in the presence of the MI. Provide sufficient number of serviceable life jackets as listed on the COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 4 April 2019
Resolved
Found vessel is missing EPIRB monthly testing log and Crew training log. Provide satisfactory log book showing monthly EPIRB tests to MI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 10 December 2018
Resolved
Conduct a satisfactory inspection for renewal/issue of the Certificate of Inspection.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 1 November 2018
Resolved
1) Prior to carriage of passengers, contact USCG Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach to request an amended COI as per 46 CFR 176.120(b)
Casualty record · 1
9 January 2004Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2047599
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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